Natural Hazard Facts

The Swayed Chile

The country of Chile is known to have faced the largest earthquake ever crossed the path of
humanity in the year 1960. It was a whopping 9.5 on the Moment Magnitude scale, which
also resulted in a tsunami that caused damage over 9,000 miles away on the California coast,
taking away the lives of many.

Measuring Damages
Fujita scale is used to rate the intensity of a tornado. It’s used for the purpose of examining
the damage done to man-made structures after the fact. The scale ranges from F0 (Gale) with
winds of 40-73 mph to an F5 (Incredible) with winds from 261-319 mph.

The Atrocity of an Avalanche

As per, National Geographic channel, in most of avalanche fatalities, the avalanche is started
by the sufferer or someone in the sufferer’s party. The difference between life and death can
be examined by digging out the victim. Victims rescued within 15 minutes survived are most
likely to survive. However the rate drops to 20 to 30 percent after 45 minutes and worsens
further on from there.

The Volcano Ring

The Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean is known to consist 90 percent of the total 1900 active
volcanoes all over the world.

The Damaging Brothers

Sustaining winds of at least 74 miles per hour is essential when a tropical storm has to be
upgraded to the level of a hurricane.